Shingles vaccine---Yes or no???

The shingles vaccine is a live virus vaccine unlike the Flu vaccine which is a dead virus vaccine. I have heard that this vaccine is highly recommended if you have ever had Chicken Pox, you are over age 50 and especially over age 60, and you are diabetic. I have have seen some people suffer terribly with Shingles and I definitely want to avoid it. A live virus vaccine concerns me! Any info, exprience, and opinions would be appreciated.

I got this vaccine this year. It is quite expensive and most insurances don't cover it. (over $200.00 )My doctor reccomended this vaccine to me because of my immune issues. They inject you into the upper part of your arm (it does hurt for a couple of days).

I reccomend it to everyone I know who has had the chicken pox in the past.

I haven't even thought about a shingles vaccine. But taking a live virus and introducing it into my body deliberately seems to be a no-go for me.

I remember in 2009 when they had the swine flu "pandemic" my bride Jem was alive back then and they had the nasal mist "vaccine" for the H1N1. We skipped that one on the advice of her PCP because of her already challenged immune system.

Thanks jayabee52! Definitely some important info from respectable sources. My insurance does cover the shingles vaccine. The county where I live does offer it, and I would not even have to pay a deductible. I did have chicken pox as a child and my mother had shingles in her early 80s. I also read a story on the internet by an individual that broke out with shingles shortly after taking the vaccine. I'm still pondering the idea. A live vaccine concerns me, but getting shingles concerns me even more…